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No. 447,658. Patented Mar. v3, 1891.

UNITED STATES vATENT OFFICE.

ERNST BRocKMANN, or ELLEIon, GERMANY.

SHOW-STAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 447,658, dated March 3,1891.

Application filed July 23, 1890. Serial No. 359.653. (No model.) i

To aZZ whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, ERNsT BRocKMANN, a subject of the King of Prussiaand Emperor of Germany, a resid ent of Ellrich, in the Prov ince ofSaxony, German Empire, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Show-Stands, of which the following is an exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a stand for exhibiting objectsof sale in showwindows or shops, with an especial view to economy ofspace and facility in reaching the articles.

In order to make my invention more clear, I refer to the accompanyingdrawings, in which similar letters denote similar parts throughout theseveral figures.

Figure 1 is an end elevation of the stand. Fig. Ll is afl-ont elevation,partlyin section, of Fig. 1. Fig. 2 is a section through the topguide-rail, drawn to a larger scale. Fig. 3 is a joint at the end of topguide-rail. Fig. 5 is an end elevation of the stand, showing a modifiedform ofthe displaceable trame. Fig. 6 is a front View of the same frame,the shelf of it being in vertical position. Fig. 7 is another front viewof the saine frame, the shelf being in horizontal position. Fig. 8 is amodification of the fastening device for the shelf.

Any number of shelves F', Figs. l and 4, according to requirement, aresecured by any means to a frame F, Figs. l and 4, the whole frameadapted to be drawn out. For this purpose guide-rails e e are attachedto the upper part of the frame A and project forward. These projectingrails are supported by a cross-piece A', which is stayed to the mainframe A by a tie A3, hooking over a beam on the said frame A andattached to the cross-bar A by a bolt e3. The back ends of those railsare supported in a suspendinghook c6, suspended on the back cross-bar A2of the frame A.

The frames F F contain the guide-irons f f', in which the rollers ff runon rails e c. In order that the frames may be guided perfectly securelyon being drawn ont, the angleirons e e', running parallel to and lyingover the guide-rails c e, are attached at their front ends to thecross-bar A and rail e by means of bolts e3 and irons e2, Fig. 3, saidiron e2 having a projection through which bolt e3 passes,

while the back ends of these angle-irons are attached to the guide-railsby straps e5. The guide-ironsf of the frames F pass over this angle-irone', thus insuring a safe guiding of the frames F. In order to relievethe top projecting guide-bar e of the weight of the Whole frames, bottomor ground rails cs are provided, on which the frames run by means ofrollers f2 in straps f3. The shelves F may be made vertically adjustablesidewise, the hooks eG being movable in their grooves c7at the back,while the front cross-beam A is provided with holes, Fig. 4, into whichthe bolts e3 may be placed. The ground-rails need only be shifted intothe required position, and, if desirable, screwed onto the Hoor.

Instead of providing the frames with shelves, they may be modified insucha manner that they contain one large shelf or frame, which may bemade to rotate round a horizontal axle, Figs. 5 to 8, such as frame G,Fig. 5, which may stand on end in the main frame, and on the articlesbeinginspected the frame F will be run or drawn out and the shelf orframe G turned into a horizontal position by means of the cogged segmentp and pinionp,

turned by yhandle P. The frame G will have a counterbalance-Weight q onits lower end to hold it in its vertical position. Instead of a coggedsegment, a segment p2, provided with a slit, may be substituted and theframe fixed in the same by means of a set-screw p3.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States is- The combination of a frame A,having top guiding-rails c, guiding angle-irons c', projecting out infront and connected to said frame and cross-bar A by straps e2 e4 e5 andbolt es, tie A3, and hook e6 of the frames F F, containing adjustableshelves F F and supported on upper guide-rails e e by rollers f f andstraps f f and on ground-rail e8 by rollers f2 f2, said frames, togetherwith guiderails, being adjustable sidewise in fraineA A', in the mannerdescribed. In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ERNST BROOKMANN. Witnesses:

ADoLE ATOMANN, WM. KETTLER.

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